Lotus did not consider employing team orders in order to boost Kimi Raikkonen’s chances of winning the Bahrain grand prix. The 2007 world champion ultimately finished second and even had ...
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Vettel wins, takes title lead in Bahrain
F1’s surprise 2012 season has kept on bubbling in Bahrain. It is a measure of the excitement and unpredictability of the new championship that, just days after some media said ...
Read More »Lotus wants ‘no more crashes’ from Grosjean
Pressure is on Romain Grosjean to have a clean race in China next weekend. The reigning GP2 champion has shown pace in his return to formula one so far this ...
Read More »Grosjean hoping for long stay at Lotus
Romain Grosjean is hoping for a long stay with the Lotus team. Then known as Renault, the Frenchman made his troubled F1 debut with the Enstone based team in 2009 ...
Read More »Lotus back on the pace after chassis problem
Lotus has overcome a serious chassis flaw to lead the field as the final pre-season test began at Barcelona. The former Renault team had to sit out last week’s running ...
Read More »Lotus says losing seat vital ‘shock’ for Petrov
Losing his race seat could be the “shock” that causes Vitaly Petrov to up his game. That is the claim of Gerard Lopez, owner of the Lotus team that has ...
Read More »New Lotus ‘definitely better’ than 2011 car – Grosjean
Romain Grosjean is happy the early signs of his relationship with new teammate Kimi Raikkonen are positive. Last week, the newly-acquainted pair spent time at Jerez, where their new Lotus ...
Read More »Vettel admits doubts over F1 grandees’ 2012 pace
While the smiles in the Lotus pits are obvious at Jerez, the same cannot be said of ‘grandee’ outfits Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton had his first try ...
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